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Show INDIAN MURDERER LYNCHED. MneU Drnth In JMiuint-r hk Tcrrllilo an That of Victim. flcorgo Ilrnce, a notorious Indian outlaw whom ofllcers of outhern California Cali-fornia nnd Arizona huvo been hunting for several months, has mot death In a manner as terrible as Hint of his victim, vic-tim, Victoria Marlu, a comely young squaw of Ilcsperla. Several months ago Ilruco murdered Victoria Maria by choking her Into Insensibility, then burying her alive. He was arrested aud his preliminary examination held at Hesperla, but while ofllcers were sitting with their prisoner in the court room tho Indian made a successful dash for liberty. For months the desert lias been tcoured by ofllcers and Indians, for the latter were as anxious as the ofllccrs to capture the murderer. Word is received re-ceived that not only had tho outlaw been captured by the Indians, but that he had been put to a most horrible death. Tlio capture was mado In southern Nevada a few days ago and no tlmo was lost In tlio execution. A rope was fastened by slip noos? around his neck and with tho other end tied to the horn of a saddle the murderer was drugged for over a mile across the rock-strown desert. The body, which was horribly lacerated, wa then thrown on a huge pile of wood and burned. |